Sean Penn

In the director’s Nixon-era coming-of-age tale, his mind’s eye is fixed on the past.

The world of the twenty-thirties is largely indistinguishable from ours, although the death of the earth has continued apace.

After Kate del Castillo tweeted about the drug lord, he asked her to make a movie about his life. Then she took Sean Penn to see him.

The actor’s exploits as a member of the working press.